Started more than nine years ago at The Olympian, The Video Guy column is a weekly look at films from a "regular guy's" perspective. I have no formal training as a critic, other than I've seen a lot of movies and have a lot of opinions, but I'll do my best to give you an idea of what's out there and whether it's worth your time.

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Elliott Smith

Poking fun at yourself is one thing, but giving the business to an entire segment of the movie industry is a bold and brazen choice. And the creative forces behind 22 JUMP STREET (R, 3 stars) have made a sequel that is a hilarious indictment of the ridiculousness of making a “part 2″ while at […]
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It’s been a busy time here at Video Guy HQ, which means I’ve fallen behind on the latest and greatest releases. But never fear, over the next few days I’ll be firing off a bunch of quick reviews that I hope will get you (and me) caught up on everything. First up, action! Despite the […]
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Tom Cruise’s career, post-Oprah, has been interesting in that he’s transformed from arguably the world’s biggest movie star to – not entirely by choice – an actor playing the role of underdog both on and off the screen. I was a big fan of Cruise’s foray into sci-fi with “Oblivion,” and was equally impressed with […]
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“I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and the blackest eyes… the devil’s eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realized that what was living behind that boy’s eyes was purely and simply… evil.” As the summer […]
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I don’t remember when my leg started bleeding, but there it was: a bright shock of red streaming down my leg, likely garnered from banging against a large tree. By the time I thought to look at it again, it was caked with mud. That’s the beauty of Tough Mudder, where a little blood is […]
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Let’s face it, the bar was so low after the 1998 Dean Devlin-Roland Emmerich fiasco that simply putting “The King of the Monsters” in focus would be considered a success, but GODZILLA (PG-13, 3 stars) does a good job of erasing those horrific memories while reintroducing the character (yet again) for American audiences. Now, I’m […]
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What remains so impressive about the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that even with so many moving parts that eventually must come together, each film manages to retain its individuality, crossing genres and styles to create unique viewing experiences. The first “Captain America” film was a slightly hokey action-adventure that threw back, in style and tone, […]
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“Edge of Tomorrow” was one of the pleasant surprises of an otherwise dreary cinematic summer, and with the impending home video release of the film on October 7 – rechristened as LIVE.DIE.REPEAT. EDGE OF TOMORROW - The Video Guy is pleased to announce that he’s teaming up with Warner Bros. and Tough Mudder to participate in […]
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It’s been a rough few years for Adam Sandler, previously one of Hollywood’s most reliable moneymakers. “Jack and Jill” and “That’s My Boy” were huge flops, and while “Grown Ups 2″ inexplicably turned a healthy profit, it was critically savaged. So, in the hopes of reversing his box-office fortunes, Sandler turned to an old friend […]
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In the haste to create an cinematic universe, a la The Avengers, designed to raid the wallets of moviegoers for years by creating interconnected stories and characters, sometimes making a movie that makes sense is lost amid the dollar signs of avaricious studio executives. That seems to be the case with THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 […]
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